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Personnel?includes:?Jay-Z,?Eminem,?Q-Tip,?Slick?Rick,?Biz?Markie?(rap?vocals);?Josey?Scott?(vocals);?Victor?Flowers?(organ);?Bink?(programming).?Producers?include:?Kayne?West,?Just?Blaze,?Trackmaster,?Timbaland,?Bink.?THE?BLUEPRINT?was?nominated?for?the?2002?Grammy?Award?for?Best?Rap?Album.?"Izzo?(H.O.V.A.)"?was?nominated?for?the?2002?Grammy?Award?for?Best?Rap?Solo?Performance.?"Song?Cry"?was?nominated?for?the?2003?Grammy?Awards?for?Male?Rap?Solo?Performance.?It's?official.?With?his?fifth?album,?aptly?titled?THE?BLUEPRINT,?Jay-Z?has?crowned?himself?the?king?of?rap?music.?Laying?a?foundation?for?other?MC's?to?follow,?Jay?Hova?presents?a?lyrical?masterpiece.?And?to?make?matters?worse?(for?the?competition,?that?is),?he?does?so?over?a?selection?of?the?tightest?beats?(Jus?Blaze,?Timbaland)?to?come?by?hip-hop?since?fellow?Brooklyn-ite?Notorious?B.I.G.?changed?the?game.?Jay-Z?sets?it?off?with?a?clear?and?concise?statement?of?his?purpose,?"The?Ruler's?Back."?From?then?on,?each?track?dares?rappers?who?tried?to?test?his?skills?to?answer?back?this?time.?There's?also?the?cleverly?worded?(sort?of?a)?love?song?"Girls,?Girls,?Girls,"?where?Jay?calls?out?every?type?of?woman?in?the?book.?He?limits?the?guest?appearances?to?just?one?when?he?collaborates?with?Eminem?for?"Renegade."?As?always,?classic?material?proves?why?Jay-Z?retains?his?iconic?status?in?the?hip-hop?world.